--- title: 442: Pens are Actually Websites | daily.dev description: A CodePen podcast episode covers the platform's deployment feature, which lets PRO users turn any Pen into a live website at a *.codepen.app subdomain with one... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 442: Pens are Actually Websites | daily.dev og:description: A CodePen podcast episode covers the platform's deployment feature, which lets PRO users turn any Pen into a live website at a *.codepen.app subdomain with one... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lIYXWY59G.png og:image:alt: 442: Pens are Actually Websites og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 442: Pens are Actually Websites **[CodePen](https://daily.dev/sources/codepen)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A CodePen podcast episode covers the platform's deployment feature, which lets PRO users turn any Pen into a live website at a *.codepen.app subdomain with one click. The discussion covers pointing your own domain's DNS to a deployed Pen, using subdomains, SSL certificate handling, deploy-on-save settings, IP address management, and what happens to a deployed site if you downgrade your plan. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### how can I deploy a CodePen Pen as a live website PRO users can click a button to instantly deploy any Pen to a live website at a *.codepen.app subdomain. From there you can point a domain you own to it via DNS records, and subdomains are a popular choice since they're free. CodePen handles CDN caching, DDoS protection, and SSL certificates automatically as part of the PRO plan. _daily.dev surfaces practical rundowns like this for developers weighing quick-deploy options for prototypes._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [434: Still Proudly on WordPress for our Blog, Podcast, and Documentation](https://daily.dev/posts/434-still-proudly-on-wordpress-for-our-blog-podcast-and-documentation-kd4tjugv0) · CodePen · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CodePen 2.0](https://daily.dev/posts/codepen-2-0-j2meaiqv9) · Hacker News · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [431: Versions are Deeply Integrated into CodePen](https://daily.dev/posts/431-versions-are-deeply-integrated-into-codepen-4bpxc48zf) · CodePen · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages](https://daily.dev/posts/how-github-copilot-enables-zero-dns-configuration-for-github-pages-df2px9onj) · GitHub Blog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"442: Pens are Actually Websites","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T16:44:03.278Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T16:44:22.101Z","description":"A CodePen podcast episode covers the platform's deployment feature, which lets PRO users turn any Pen into a live website at a *.codepen.app subdomain with one...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"CodePen","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"CodePen","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/codepen","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/codepen"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"webdev,cicd","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CodePen","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/codepen"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"442: Pens are Actually Websites"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/442-pens-are-actually-websites-liyxwy59g#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"how can I deploy a CodePen Pen as a live website","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PRO users can click a button to instantly deploy any Pen to a live website at a *.codepen.app subdomain. 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